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The 'AP Revelin' ran aground on the Paraná River on Sep 6, 2024, at around 11 p.m., completely blocking the main channel at river kilometer 341.8. The ship, which was sailing with a draft of 9.54 meters, was carrying 32,074 metric tons of soybean meal bound for Turkey, after having loaded at the port of San Lorenzo. The incident has caused the temporary suspension of all operations on the waterway. The blockage was affecting both cargo ships and other vessels that use ther waterway. Immediately after the grounding, the captain requested urgent assistance. In response, the tug 'RE Candela S' was dispatched and arrived at the scene on Sep 7, at 1:20 p.m. to try to free the ship and restore navigation. The causes that led to the grounding were being investigated. After having been stuck for 12 hours, the bulk carrier was refloated on Sep 7 at 1.15 p.m. and taken to San Pedro for surveys.

The 'Bereg Mechty', having been renamed 'Bereg Machty', which arrived at Alang at the end of August 2024, has been arrested by an entity that claims to have been its owner since 2016. The reefer was arrested while at anchor on Sep 5 by Subriton Investment, which claims the ship was stolen from the port of Vladivostok and resold for recycling. The ship was towed away by the Russian-flagged AHTS 'Ajax'. S&P Global’s International Ships Register (ISR) indicated that the renaming took place in May, when ownership was transferred from the Kasira Marine of Cyprus to the Delta Llnk of Singapore. Subriton claimed that it acquired the vessel as 'Bereg Mechty' from the Kasira Marine for $5.5m in June 2016 and was still its rightful owner. Subriton told the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad that after taking delivery of the ship, its paperwork was removed without authorisation by the person who held the power of attorney to sell the ship on Kasira Marine’s behalf. Subriton said that as the new owner of the ship, it got caught up in a legal battle that was playing out in the Arbitration Court of Primorsky Krai between Kasira Marine and other parties. The Bereg Mechty’s last AIS signal was in Vladivostok in Dec 2016. The ship was laid up in the port for the duration of the legal battle that ended when a decision was handed down by the arbitration court on June 15. Subriton argued that the arbitration court declared it to be the owner throughout the jurisdical battle, and in fact when handing down its decision, the court asked it to make payments with respect to vessel. Subriton’s lawyers said the company subsequently learnt that the 'Bereg Mechty' had been towed away from its berth in Vladivostok around June 27, en route to Alang for scrapping with Delta Llnk as its registered owner.

The US Coast Guard medevaced an 52-year-old man from athe 'Carnival Breeze' off Galveston, Texas, on Sep 5, 2024. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a medevac request at 7:55 p.m. from the cruise ship, stating a 52-year-old male passenger presented symptoms of a stroke aboard the vessel. Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who recommended a medevac. The watchstanders coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter air crew to conduct the medevac. The helicopter arrived on scene, embarked the passenger and transported him to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in stable condition.

Asylum seekers will once again be accommodated on the 'Alemannia' in the Sliksloot Port in Krimpen. This was announced by the municipality of Krimpen aan den IJssel. 150 people will be accommodated there for a period of two years. The Distribution Act came into effect on Feb 1, 2024. This obliges municipalities to create reception locations or exchange them with other municipalities. For Krimpen aan den IJssel, this concerns 164 reception places for asylum seekers. The ship has been providing shelter for asylum seekers since Sep 2022 and was officially in use until Dec 2023, but still offered space for asylum seekers who could not yet move on. Previously, minors were accommodated on the vessel, but the COA considers children on the water 'too vulnerable sot that now only families with adult children and adult men and women will be accomodated on the ship. The municipality is organizing residents' meetings on board the 'Alemannia', on two occasions. The mayor and alderman Van der Wal will then explain the decision and answer questions from local residents. The walk-in times are on Sep 18 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.. Interested parties can register via

The 'Shingle' will be scuttled to create Ireland’s first artificial reef in north Mayo. The ship,, which is currently the property of the Revenue Commissioners, is expected to arrive in Killala Bay next week. Killala Bay Ships 2 Reef Ltd, which is made up of a group of diving enthusiasts, was granted permission to sink the ship in July. However, before this can be done, an Underwater Archaeological Impact Assessment must be submitted. The assessment is due to be completed this week, and it is expected the green light to sink the ship will be given within 24 hours of the assessment being submitted. Once this has been cleared, the ‘Shingle’, which is currently in dry dock in New Ross Harbour, will be towed to Killala Bay. It will take three days to bring it up from Sep 9. Those behind Killala Bay Ships 2 Reef Ltd have invested up to €35,000 of their own money into the project, and they have also received €50,000 in funding from Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) towards it. The vessel was seized in 2014 after customs officers discovered 32 million packets of cigarettes worth €13 million on board. As Ireland’s first artificial reef, the wreck is expected to attract divers from around the world, bringing economic benefits to the region.